First Meeting of Regional Network of Legal And

Technical Experts On Transport FacilitationPhuket,10-12 February 2014

Country Report Of The Islamic Republic of Iran

In The Name OF GODIslamic Republic of Iran

Ministry of Roads & Urban Development Organization Road Maintenanceand Transportation

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Iran  is  located at a spot where as a  linking bridge between Africa ,Europe and Asia  , This unique  location of  Iran gives the opportunity of many  transport  links  coming  from  either  Europe  or Asia  passing through Iran.

Iran is located between Africa ,Europe and Asia Map no.1

• Almost half of the world's cargo is transported between Europe and Asia

• Iran plays an important role in trade between West and East.

• Islamic Republic of Iran , is one of the active Countries in theMiddle East , establishing international transport corridors.

• Many Transport Corridors Such as TRACECA, North- South , East-West , AH network And South branch of ALTID and TAR rail transport network pass throug territory of Iran

The Geographical Situation Of I.R.IRAN

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Iran  has  always  been  a  significant  channel  of  international commercial  links such as well known historic Silk Road  , North‐South Corridor  and  Asian  Highways  and  connection  to  CIS  countries  and Europe as Traceca path.

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Iran location on historic Silk Road 

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

I.R.IRANINDIA

North-South Corridor From IR.Iran

20 percentage reduction on transportation costAnd

30 percentage reduction on transportation timeMap no.3

TRACECA : Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia

TRACECA is an international transport networks that involving the European Union and 15 member States of the Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian region. 

TRACECA  has  five  working  groups: maritime  transport,  aviation,  road  and  rail, transport security, and transport infrastructure.

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I.R.IRAN

I.R.I.’s share from Asian Highways Network is approximately 11,000 kilometers

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ASIAN HIGHWAYS NETWORK

ECO TRANSIT ROAD

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ECO TRANSIT ROAD

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The Transit and Arterial Road Of I.R.IRAN

23232 KM Transit Roads 33601 KM Arterial Roads

94 % of freight transportation are realized through road network.

5.8 % of freight transportation are realized through rail network.

0.2 % of freight transportation are realized through airways network.

Freight Transport In 2013(IRAN)Freight Transport In 2013(IRAN)

92 % of Passenger transportation are realized through road network

5 % of Passenger transportation are realized through rail network.

3 % of Passenger transportation are realized through airways network.

Passenger Transport In 2013(IRAN)Passenger Transport In 2013(IRAN)

Total roadway network is about 210/000 KmTotal kilometers of national roads is 81661 km with following classification:

2185 km Freeway12969 km Highway21234 km Major Road44454 km Minor Road819 km Urban Road129074 km Rural Road

I.R.IRAN Road Network

The Borders Of I.R.IRAN

● IRAN is located at the South Western Asia and has land and water borders with 15 countries .

● Connecting through land borders to : ● Turkmenistan via Sarakhs , Incheh boron, Lotfabad and Bajgiran ● Azerbaijan via Astara, , Jolfa & Bilesuar● Turkey via Bazargan , Sero& & Razi● Afghanistan via Dugharoun and Milak ● Pakistan via Mirjaveh ● Iraq via Khosravi , Mehran , Bashmagh , Chazzabeh , Tamarchin ,

Parvizkhan and Shalamcheh.

● Connecting water borders: ● In north Nowshahr , Neka, Anzali and AmirAbad Ports with Russia,

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan ● In south, through Imam Khomeini , Boushehr, Khorramshahr, , Shahid

Rajaee and Bahonar and ports with with Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean countries and all other ports in the world.

Milak

Mirjaveh

Lotf Abad

Doqaroun

Sarakhs

BajgiranIncheh BorounSero

Bazargan Poldasht

Nourdoz

Bilehsavar

Astara

Khosravi

Mehran

Shalamcheh

jolfa

Mil 78

Aslandooz

Yazdan

Tamarchin

Kile Sardasht

Bashmagh

Chazzabeh

andBorder Terminals and PortsRazi

Siran

Parvizkhan

International Road Transport And Customs Conventions

Islamic Republic of Iran has acceded to a number of international road transport and customs conventions as follows : •TIR convention •Carnet de Passage Convention •CMR Convention •A.T.A Convention •(Customs Convention on the A.T.A Carnet for the temporary admission of goods ) •International convention on the harmonization of frontier controls of goods•Green Card Insurance Convention •Road Sign and signal Convention •Road Traffic Convention

• The international Agreements in which Islamic Republic of Iran is either a founding member or already acceded are as follows:

• founding member of North- South international corridor,(conclusion of the

relevant agreement among three founding members– Islamic Republic of Iran – Russian Federation– Republic of India

• Conclusion of an Agreement on the establishment of an international transport and transit corridor among Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Sultanate of Oman and Islamic Republic of Iran as the founding members, also called (Ashgabat Agreement)

• Accession to the Basic multilateral Agreement on international transport for development of the Europe the Caucasus- Asia Corridor (Traceca)

• Conclusion of the transport transit frame Agreement called as (TTFA) A regional transport agreement under management of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

• Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to accede to European Agreement on the carriage of dangerous goods.(ADR) and E-CMR Convention

The International AgreementsThe International Agreements

• It is to be noted that :

– According to the Iranian legistlation, the process of concludingan International Road Transport Agreement with foreign countries for the ministry of road and Urban Development are as follows:

– Consideration of the relevant draft agreement by concerned authorities in the cabinet ministers.

– Issuance of the permission to Ministry of Road and Urban Development to conclude the agreement by the cabinet ministers.

– Consideration of the concluded agreement by the parliament in order to ratify the agreement

The International AgreementsThe International Agreements

Islamic Republic of IranMinistry of Roads & Urban Development

I.R.IRAN RAIL NETWORK

Total Rail lines: 10500 kmExisting Double Track lines : 1559 kmExisting Electrified lines: 210 kmMain lines under construction: 3529 km

• Rail Connection of Iran and Azerbaijan with the length of 372 km

• Rail connection of Iran-Turkmenistan- Kazakhstan with the length of 926 km

• Rail connection of Iran-Afghanistan• Iran-Iraq rail links• Iran and Pakistan Rail connection

and launching ITI train

International Agreement and Convention

• I.R.Iran and Turkey rail connection via Razi border is subject to CIM Convension

• I.R.Iran and Pakistan rail connection via MirJaveh border is subject to 1959 rail transport agreement

• Islamabad – Tehran – Istanbul (ITI) container train is subject to trilateral agreement among Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, under supervision of ECO

• I.R.Iran and Turkmenistan rail connection and other CIS states through Sarakhs border is subject to rail transport agreement between the two countries as well as to OSJD regulations

RecommendationRecommendationRecommendation

• Increase regional cooperation in the Asia and Pacific region with

ESCAP (Training courses and workshop and etc.).

• Simplifying and standardizing border-crossing procedure.

• Acceding to the relevant Road and rail regional agreements, such as

Aashgabad agreement , ADR agreement and north- south corridor

agreement.

• Identify and funding infrastructure transport project with higher

priority.

• Obtaining technical assistance from regional and international

organization without any political consideration.

• Identify and Completion of the missing links in the region

Thanksfor

Your Kind Attention